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Re: Using a standard remote control with the RCX
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 11 Jan 1999 00:46:33 GMT
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Zachary Bourk <zbourk@&StopSpam&san.rr.com>
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Hey Eric,
You might have to send the "send RCX" command to the remote to allow it
to contact the RCX. ALso, it will not be able to send confirmation to
the RCX when the RCX starts with the protocol response or some such
thing.
Eric Eilebrecht wrote:
>
> Has anyone gotten a "learning" remote control to work with the RCX? I'm
> refering to the type of remote that is capable of learning commands from
> existing remotes. I recently purchased on of these from Radio Shack, and
> tried to teach it to send IR messages to the RCX - but have not been able to
> work.
>
> I started by creating a simple program (using the standard Lego Mindstorms
> programming environment) that just sends message "1." I then put the remote
> in learning mode, pointed it at the RCX, and started my program. The remote
> has a little light that flashes when it has successfully learned a command,
> and the light flashed, so I guess that part worked.
>
> Next, I wrote a second program that just beeps when it receives message "1."
> I ran that program, and pointed the remote at the RCX, and hit the button I
> had assigned the message to. Nothing happened.
>
> There are, of course, several things that could be going wrong here. The
> remote could be broken (but it works fine with my TV, VCR, etc). The RCX
> programs I wrote could be wrong (but they are *very* simple). The crappy
> Lego software could be generating bad code (when in doubt, blame the
> compiler. :). Or maybe I'm just trying to do something that won't work.
>
> Anyone have any ideas?
>
> Eric
> --
> Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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Zachary Bourk
UCSD, EE
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Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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